Wrongfully Accused (1998)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Pat Proft

Writer (WGA):

Pat Proft (written by)

Release Date:

21 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

It's not just a movie. It's every movie.

Plot:

Ryan Harrison is framed for murder and must prove himself innocent by finding a mysterious one-eyed, one-armed, one-legged man after escaping from a bus accident on the way to jail.

Plot Keywords:

One Legged Man | Bus | Murder | Death | Violin

Cast

Leslie Nielsen	...	Ryan Harrison
Richard Crenna	...	Lieutenant Fergus Falls
Kelly LeBrock	...	Lauren Goodhue (as Kelly Le Brock)
Melinda McGraw	...	Cass Lake
Michael York	...	Hibbing Goodhue
Sandra Bernhard	...	Doctor Fridley
Aaron Pearl	...	Sean Laughrea
Leslie Jones	...	Sergeant Tina Bagley
Benjamin Ratner	...	Sergeant Orono (as Ben Ratner)
Gerard Plunkett	...	Sir Robert McKintyre
Duncan Fraser	...	Sergeant McMacDonald
John Walsh	...	John Walsh
Maury Hannigan	...	Commissioner Hannigan
Chick Hearn	...	Basketball Announcer
Lambchop	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Leslie Nielsen ist sehr verdächtig (Germany)
Sehr verdächtig (Germany) (alternative title)
Unter falschem Verdacht (Germany) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor and language.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 (No. 35970) | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/6 (video premiere) | Spain:T | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Morgan Creek Productions

Trivia:

Most of the character names are the names of cities in Minnesota. Writer Pat Proft is from Minnesota.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: A member of crew is reflected in the car door when Falls gets out of his car in front of the hospital.

Quotes:

Ryan Harrison: We can go away right now. I pack light. Everything we need is right here in my pants.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Soundtrack:

Charlie's Angels

A Fun Movie For Film Buffs

Since "The Fugitive" is one of my all-time favorites, this takeoff on it was fun and enjoyable for me to watch. Hey, sometimes it's best to laugh at ourselves and the things we like. For much of it, this movie was laugh-out-loud funny.

It helped not only to know "The Fugitive" story well but also "North By Northwest," "Casablanca" "Titantic," and many, many other films, both classic and modern-day. The more familiar you are with movies, the more of these "inside" jokes are going to make you laugh.

Being a movie buff, a lot of these gags connected and made me really have a good time watching this Leslie Nielsen farce. Be warned, parents: this is not a family comedy. There are tons of sexual innuendos, so typical of today's comedies.